air quality
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How To Tell If You Need An Air Purifier
It’s easy to think about air purifiers as being something that people in other countries need. Cities like Delhi, where the air quality frequently gets as bad as 349 PM2.5, which is significantly worse than the WHO recommended 10. In comparison, the highest Melbourne got in the last 48 hours was 14.5 PM2.5, with the…
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How Vacuuming Affects Your Home Air Quality
If your area has poor air quality right now, you may have heard that it’s not a great idea to vacuum your home. Then again, vacuuming is also a tool that can help get dust and allergens out of your house, suggesting that sometimes it’s a good thing. There’s truth to both, so here’s what…
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Australia’s Bushfire Smoke Is Lapping The Globe, And The Law Is Too Lame To Catch It
Smoke from Australia’s bushfires has travelled far beyond its origins. It crossed New Zealand and South America, and within days had drifted halfway around the globe. NASA predicted the smoke would complete a full circuit and arrive back where it started.
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How To Protect Your Lungs In A Smoggy City
1If you live in a large city with traffic and cars, you’re likely exposed to air pollution on a daily basis. That can have detrimental effects on your health, especially your lungs, and the surgical masks you often see in smoggy cities actually don’t do a ton to protect you. Here’s what to do instead.